Eben Sypitkowski, director of the Baxter State Park Authority, has proposed dropping the name “Mount” from Mount Katahdin, he confirmed Thursday in a telephone interview. Sypitkowski believes ...

Baxter State Park, home of Mount Katahdin, gets new director. Eben Sypitkowski, a Maine native, has been serving as the park's resource manager. Posted June 21, 2018. Updated June 21, 2018.

Katahdin, located in Baxter State Park, is the tallest mountain in Maine - nearly a mile high, 5,270 feet (1,606 meters). But it’s not just the physical challenge that makes Katahdin so ...

A route that once was the fastest way to climb Mount Katahdin now will feature switchbacks and ridgeline views.

BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine - I don't remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged mind with ...

Officials at Baxter State Park in Maine are advising people looking to view the solar eclipse on April 8 to seek out areas beyond the park located in Millinocket.

As of Thursday, all trails in Baxter State Park are open, including those on Mount Katahdin. Storms over the winter caused significant damage to parts of the park, including Roaring Brook Road ...

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is “Baxter State Park and Katahdin” from local authors John W. Neff and Howard R. Whitcomb. The book boasts more ...

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (AP) — The director of the Baxter State Park Authority is floating the idea dropping the “Mount” from Maine’s “Mount Katahdin.”Eben Sypitkowski told Read More ...

BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine (AP) — I don’t remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged ...